There was no doubt in my mind that he could and would do just that. Hell, I was ready to do just that right then and there. The sight of the hospital made me pull my hand away, and Kellen groaned.
“You can just drop me off in the front...” I didn’t continue my words when Kellen ignored me, driving into the visitors’ parking garage. He glanced over at me.
“I’ll just hang out in the lobby outside the area where your interview or whatever is taking place.” The tone of his voice said there was no use in arguing.
“How do I look?” I asked when he opened my door and helped me down.
“Good enough to eat,” he replied, eyes scanning the area.
I thought he was taking the whole protecting his mate thing a little too seriously, but I held my tongue. I had my favorite designer bag with its C logo strapped over my chest, and my briefcase in hand, with all my credentials in case they asked for them. Although I didn’t think they’d need them since all my info had been either emailed or faxed. My palms grew damp as I got closer to the head of the surgery unit.
Having been a partner in the practice back in Kansas City, I hadn’t answered to anyone except the Cordells, and they were often too laid back. Now that I knew more about them, I understood they were far older and wiser than all who ran the hospitals today.
“You’ll be fine. Besides, if you don’t want to work, you know I can support you and about ten others without blinking, right?” His words interrupted my musings.
Yeah, I was aware Kellen was very wealthy, not only from the club and the custom work they did on cars and trucks, but also from his family, which had been around for a long time, too. “I know. But I love what I do.” I took a deep breath.
He held the door open to the suite where I’d told him my interview was. The receptionist looked up, doing a double take at Kellen, who gave her a nod and then took a seat. I ignored the fact that the young woman was clearly checking out my mate.
“I have an appointment with Dr. Niffen.” After the receptionist verified I had an appointment, I sat down beside Kellen. Within moments, the door opened, and a distinguished older woman appeared.
“Dr. O’Neil?” Standing, I gave Kellen’s hand a squeeze, then I walked up to the door. “Dr. Niffen?”
“Yes. I’m so pleased you agreed to meet with me. Please come back to my office.”
The gleam of anticipation in the girl’s eyes behind the reception desk had me reaching out to Kellen. “You have an admirer.”
“The only one I’m interested in is a sexy redhead with an ass made for my palms, and a pussy made for my dick, not to mention other places on her body. When we get home, I plan to take advantage of a few of those. You’d best focus on your interview, instead of me fucking you till we’re both too tired to do anything else. Besides, I don’t want this chick to think my hard-on is because of her,” Kellen growled.
I saw him flash an image of him lifting one booted foot up to rest on his jean-clad knee. Then he pulled his phone out and began scrolling through what I assumed were his emails. The man was truly awesome on so many levels.
“Please, have a seat.” I blinked, not realizing I’d walked like a zombie into the spacious office of the head of surgery. Holy crap! I’d thought the twins’ office was opulent, but this woman took it to a whole new level.
“Thank you for seeing me. I wasn’t sure there would be an opening so close to my home.” I worked to keep my voice even.
Dr. Niffen folded her hands on top of her desk. “You’ll be an asset to this hospital, Dr. O’Neil, not to mention you come highly recommended. I’m prepared to offer you a position now, if you are amiable.” She pushed a packet toward me.
I wondered who had been the one to highly recommend me, but the figure staring up at me was more than I’d expected. “Wow, this is an amazing sum.” I tapped the paper. “When do I start?” I didn’t try to keep the excitement out of my voice.
“Don’t you want to take the time to look over all the documents inside and have your lawyer look over them?” Dr. Niffen sat back with a slight smile.
I opened my senses, inhaling deeply. I smelled no subterfuge, only the scent of one hundred percent human, and a feline thatI was sure was a calico cat. A normal house cat at that. “Fine. I’ll read over them really quickly. I’m a fast reader.”
True to my word, I flipped through each page, carefully reading each word. Everything seemed in order. I didn’t get any bad feelings as I’d gotten before. “Where do I sign?” I held my hand out.
Dr. Niffen laughed. “You’re a very smart young lady. Once you sign, I’ll sign, and we’ll begin the process. Actually, it’s pretty quick since we’ve already begun.” I scrawled my signature on several pieces of paper, filled out the tax documents, and sat back with a happy sigh.
“I can’t wait to begin working here.” The phone rang, interrupting me. Dr. Niffen held up her hand.
I couldn’t help but hear the other end of the conversation. When Dr. Niffen replaced the receiver, I prepared to end the meeting. “I apologize, but I have a patient that I need to see. If you were already on staff, I’d take you with me. Next time,” Dr. Niffen assured.
Dr. Niffen and I stood at the same time, walking back the way we’d come. I took the time to look at the other offices we passed. The ones with the open doors were almost as nice as Dr. Niffen’s.
“We’ll see you in a few days, Dr. O’Neil. Lila, be a dear and send these down to Human Resources.” Lila stood. The brunette was almost as tall as me.
“Absolutely. Welcome to the team, Dr. O’Neil.”
“Thank you. Lila?” I held my hand out. The cool fingers gripped mine firmly.
